Means for fastening cloth to game tables and the like



April 6 1926. 4 1,579,730

. s. A. NELSON MEANS FOR FASTENING CLOTH TO GAME TABLES AND THE LIKE Filed Sept. 12, 1925 gmntoz Patented Apr. 6, 1926.

UNITED STATES SAMUEL A. NELSON, OF. RIVER FALLS, WISCGNSIN.

p FOR FASTENING CLOTH TO GAME TABLES AND THE LIKE.

Application filed September 12, 1925. Serial No. 56,031.

To all whom it viz-my concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL A. NELSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at River Falls, in the county of Pierce and State of \Visconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Means for Fastening Cloth to Game Tables and the like, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings. T

This invention relates to certain improvements in means for fastening cloth to gametables and the like and has relation more particularly to a means especially adapted for use in connection with the well known type of billiard table. i.

It is the primary object of the invention to provide means of this kind for more effectively and perfectly stretching and holding the cloth in applied position and minimizing the use of tacks as now generally required.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts of my improved means for fastening cloth to game tables and the like whereby certain important advantages are attained and the device rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient and advantageous for use as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of my invention will hereinafter be definitely claimed.

In order that my invention may be the better understood, I will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a fragmentary sectional view of a game table-showing applied thereto cloth holding means constructed in accordance with an embodiment of my invention;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary view in perspective of the rail holding strip as herein employed; I

Figure 3 is a fragmentary view in per spective of a holding strip for coaction with the bed cloth;

As disclosed in the accompanying drawings, A comprises a portion of the bed of a pool table and R a removable rail associated therewith, said rail. including a shank or web 1 lying outside of an edge of the bed A and secured thereto by the bolts 2. The

cloth 0 for the rail R is secured to the upper portion of sald rail in a conventional manner, as at 3, while the opposite marginal portion of said cloth G is adapted to be engaged with the pointed hooks 4; carried by a metallic strip 5 of a length substantially coextensive with the length of the rail, saidhooks being disposed inwardly of the rail and received within the pockets or recesses 7 provided in the under surface of the rail when the strip 5, is in applied position. I

The inner marginal portion of the applied strip 5 is defined by perpendicularly related flange 8 which snugly engages between the adjacent end of the bed A and the shank or web 1, said flange 8 is provided there along with the openings 9 through which the bolts 2 are adapted to be disposed whereby said bolts provide means foreffectively maintaining the strip 5 in applied position with the cloth C effectively stretched in desired working position upon the rail.

Each marginal portion of the bed A rests upon a frame member 10 and between-said bed and frame member 10 is adapted to be engaged'a flange 11 defining a margin of a strip 12 of a length substantially co-eXtensive in length with the frame member 10.

.This strip 12 overlies the upper portion of the frame member 10 and is secured thereto by the screws 14 or the like and is provided with the downwardly facing hook members 15 engageable witha marginal portion of the cloth C for the bed whereby said clothis effectively maintained stretched and in applied position and in a manner to avoid the necessity of tacking.

From the foregoing description it is thought to be obvious that a means for fastening cloth to game tables and the like constructed in accordance with my invention is particularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which it may be assembled and operated, and it will alsolbe obvious that my invention is susceptible ofsome change and modification without departing from the principles and spirit thereof and for this reason I do not wish to be understood as limiting my-' self to the precise arrangement and formation of the severalparts herein shown in carrying out my invention in practice except as hereinafter claimed.

I claim: I I

1. In con'ibination with the rail of a game table having recesses in its under surface, a strip underlying said under surface for holding a cloth to the rail, said strip having rearwardly facing hook members to penetrate the cloth, said hook members seating within the recesses in the under face of the rail When the strip is applied.

2. In combination With the rail of a game table having recesses in its under surface, a strip underlying said under surface for holding a cloth to the rail, said strip having rearwardly facing hook members to penetrate the cloth, said hook members seating within the recesses in the under face of the rail when the strip is applied, said rail having a depending shank lying outside of an end of the bed of the table, said strip having a flange extending between said shank and bed, and members disposed through the shank and engaging the bed to hold the rail in applied position, said members being also disposed through the flange of the strip to hold the strip in w rkiug position.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

SAMUEL A. NELSON. 

